Wildfire threatens much of the US Northeast as dry conditions persist

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Firefighters in New York said on November 17 that a voluntary evacuation overnight helped them protect more than 160 homes from a stubborn wildfire near the New Jersey border.

Officials in much of the Northeast were also dealing with hundreds of brush fires in tinder-dry and windy conditions.

Communities in New England faced a notable increase in late fall wildfires, with much of